Senior Hardware Quality Engineer - Robotics

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 157,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to own quality systems across hardware development from prototypes to volume production. You will partner with mechanical, electrical, embedded software, and manufacturing teams to define test coverage and ensure reliability, safety, and performance.

You will lead QMS, inspection criteria, FAI, NCRs, CAPAs, and DFMA/DFT alignment while working with contract manufacturers, traveling to CM sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and test procedures.
• 5+ years of quality engineering in a hardware product company.
• Hands-on quality systems experience in a contract manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with inspection tools, metrology, and functional test methods for electromechanical assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality management systems (QMS) for hardware startup in early production.
• Establish incoming, in-process, and final inspection criteria and procedures.
• Define and drive First Article Inspection (FAI) with contract manufacturer.
• Create and manage NCRs, CAPAs, and deviation/waiver processes.
• Audit contractors, travel to CM facilities, and report quality metrics.

Skills

Quality engineering

Hardware products

Test methods

Documentation skills

Audits & inspections

Education

Master's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

Arena

ETQ

Greenlight Guru

Job description

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to own quality systems across hardware development from prototypes to volume production. You will partner with mechanical, electrical, embedded software, and manufacturing teams to define test coverage and ensure reliability, safety, and performance.

You will lead QMS, inspection criteria, FAI, NCRs, CAPAs, and DFMA/DFT alignment while working with contract manufacturers, traveling to CM sites as needed.